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REMOVAL OF KELLY QUESTION Newton Kelly, charged with killing David Shull in New Brookland sevP" era! months ago is still in the Lexing. ton county jail, despite the fact that > 7 his attorneys Monday secured from |& Governor Cooper an order directing ff the penitentiary authorities to receive T-'.v ' ?Telly. Bp ?ni-: . ; Tbe plea was made that conditions in the Lexington county jail were Piv such as to jeojardize the health of the prisoner. Sheriff Roof has so far, however, taken Kelly to Columbia. He does understand the letter of the govvernor torequire him to do so, and he may or may not take Kelly to the penitentiary. The sheriff was somewhat disconcertedby the reports published in the daily papers and invited the local board of health; to make an '&UQ&ction of the jail, agreeing to abide by their finding. Complying with the request of the af&riff, the board Tuesday afternoon inspected the jail and reported the condition as being fair. While they found some thihgs that could be much improved, the board did not believe conditions to be as bad as they had been pictured. They made some recommendations. as to improvements, particularly as to the water supply ami-sewerage disposal. xj&st*'Thursday the local committee '' ' '' * > of the State Board of Public Welfare their renort. made ? VUUICU Wic jouj tnthe state board, while commending w;39me points, pointed out that "the . f. fflithy condition of the entire inside of the jail, the floor, walls, cells, bedding and dishes, to the extent of being dangerous/' This committee is composed of John S. Schneider, Miss Bthel Dreher and Dr. G. F. Roberts. Mr. Breariey Inspects. Mr. H. C. Breariey, assistant secretary of the State Board of Public Welfare, ran oyer from Columbia today and made an inspection of the jail. Hr. Breariey, at the conclusion of his inspection, gave The Dispatch-News the following interview in regard to ?.v conditions as he found them: ^.'iThe -condition of the Lexington county jail is hot much worse than it . has been for some years but that is bad enough. The building, erected in 1886, is not now satisfactory for - ?.! the use of prisoners. No provisions . for the care of either white or colored women have been made and even the white and colored men are only partially separated. The windows are unscreened and many of the panes of glass have Deen orohea out. At present the prisoners are protecting themselves against the cold wind by hanging up clothes and ^ bedding in front of the windows. The heat is Supplied by two stoves. *?The cells are very dark and hard to'^eep in a sanitary condition. They ..could/be partially improved by painting them white and by repairing the bonks- where the prisoners sleep. "The yratey supply is far from satisfactory. The tank from which comes the water for the baths and toilets is ^covered only by a wire netting so that the water is not suitable tar drinking purposes. Consequently, ir patl f -water is brought into the prisoners' quarters and they dip their caps into , the common supply. This just::; as .liable to spread disease qn\y one cup were used by all prisoners,, both white and bfetefc. v . "The food supplied is a little above & 'v!f the average for the jails in the state. , The three meals served just previous L to this visit were as follows: Breaka last?hominy, 2 biscuits, fried bacon, ?? r coffee; dinner?collard greens, corn 3 wAnno bread, soup: supper?coimru light bread, soup. Syrup can be gotten when the prisoners desire it. The preparation of the food seems to be' fair, although some complaint of it has been made. "The plumbing of the jail is in a very unsanitary state. A drain pipe leading to the septic tank has become plugged and a pool of dirty water has been caused just outside one of the windows. The drain pipe to the shower bath and to one of the sinks are stopped up also and are causing conditions that are unhealthful. "Two of the cells are not being used for prisoners. One of them is filled with old -stoves and the other has beon unoccupied since prisoners were allowed to let some of their ehi- kens roost in it about a month ago. The /.v > ' * RAISES I IS TO JAIL CONDITION! ' J latter- cell, however, has now been cleaned up by the orders of the sheriff and can be used when necessary "The physical condition of at least two of the prisoners is a constant menace to their fellows. One prisoner is badly in need of treatment for a contagious form of venereal disease and another is believed to have the same infection. These prisoners drink from the same pail, use the same bedding and bed covering, and associate during the day with the other prisoners who are supposed to be well. This is a grave menace to the health of the fhmates. According to a recent opinion by the Attorney General of South Carolina, a prisoner who becomes infected with a disease under such conditions might be able /to obtain damages against the county. "The. quality of the bedding sup-t plied is good but none of the blankets have vb6en washed in- over three months. The newly committed prisoners are given bedding that has been used by previous inmates, possibly by persons having contagious diseases. "When a new prisoner comes to, the jail he is not given a bath and examination for vermin. He should be cleaned up at once, given ciotnes i if his own are unsanitary, assigned a bed that has been disinfected since it has been occupied, and supplied with clean blankets. "In order that the jail should be put into sanitary condition the following . recommendations should be carried out: The windows should be screened and broken panes of glass replaced, the cells should be painted and thoroughly cleaned up, the metal wall bunks repaired, a cooler with a .spigot should he provided for the drinking water, the drain pipes, should be cleaned out, a hot water tank should be added to the kitchen range so that the prisoners can have warm water for bathing and for washing their clothes, spittoons tilled with sand or carbolic acid and water should be placed in each cell, the mattresses should be provided with Washable covers, these covers and the blankets should be washed once a month, and each newly committed prisoner should be given a bath, be + vormtn ar?fl SUDPlied With U CrtlCU lv/1 . x.. ...... . , clean bedding. "The carrying out of these recomlnendtions will not cost the county much money or the authorities much time, but it will add greatly to the health and comfort of the prisoners." Sheriff E. Austin Hoot', when seen by The Dispatch-News man, said that he was anxious to make the jail as sanitary and comfortable as possible. He was handicapped by lack of funds, but expected to put the matter squarely before the board of county commissioners at the first oportunity and endeavor to secure an appropriation of sufficient funds to put the jail in good condition. BROOKIiAXP MAN HEIR TO FORTUNE Dick Batton, of Brooklandl- well known in Columbia, has just come into, a fortufie. He has inherited from his father the' half interest in ah' estate valued at $250,000. The prop ^rty is largely in mill stocks. Mr. Batton is a farmer living across the . Congaree. Mr. Batton has received a letter yesterday from his brother, Arthur Batton, of Norfolk, telling the sad news of the d.?ath of his father, Louis Batton. In some unaccountable way the news of the father's death at Fayetteville, N. C., did not reach Mr. Batton here until today, though the father died two weeks ago. The brother advises that the father left a fortune to the two men, by which each of them will get approximately $130,000. The fortune is largely in stock in ; the Cumberland Cotton Mills, of Fayetteville and Hope Mill, N. C. Mr. Batton is forty years old.?Columbia Record. BURIED AT ST. STEPHENS. The body of Thelma Euliece Richardson. seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Richardson of Columbia, was laid to rest Tuesday in the churchyard of St. Stephen's Lutheran church in the presence of a large congregation of sorrowing friends. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of many friends in Lexington county. FOR YOUR HE The South Carolina Ti organization which has dor of suffering due to the whit tect those who are well fro it" for funds. The general depressior has so affected the revenues less aid is forthcoming imme It is unthinkable that the g< allow this. The sum askec tions of any size will be gla< Here is a good work f Classes, Aid Societies and a to do some real work for a first to take it up? The Dispatch-News wil ward any contributions fror will Ko crivon thrnncrh the Ci ?? AAA MV. . Vw ..... _ donations. AIKEN FARMERS SHIPPING POTATOES Aiken, March 23.?The fifst car of Aiken county sweet potatoes for the Northern market was shipped from Aiken last week from the Farmers Storage and Fertilizer company's potato warehouse. The car contained 400 crates, and goes to Burlington, Iowa. It was marketed through the South Carolina Sweet Potato association. . "While this is the first car of potatoes to go from Aiken county, it is the fifth from South Carolina so far. The shipment was cooperative, 12 Aiken county farmers being interested in the Farmer's Storage and Fertilizer company's potato house; there are about four more cars to be shipped later. While the price the car brings is not stated, it may be said that the potatoes sold at a price, that beat cotton all to pieces. The North and East are only just now becoming acquainted with the sweet potato or ''sugar spuds," as they are labelled. But the brethren across the Mason and Dixon line are ft^t coming to like them, and the potato industry bids fair to grow rapidly with a ready market for all that may bp raised. The potatoes in the Farmers' Storage and Fertilizer Co.'s house have been inspected by Clemson college experts who have unhesitatingly told Mr. McCaslan. manager, that they are the finest lot and the most splendid specimens yet seen in South Carolina. It is understood that farmers hereabouts are planning to plant many more sweet potatoes hereafter than ever before.?Special to The State. CLAY SPRIVG DOTS. The farmers are very busy planting j their crops nowadays. Mrs. Prater Cooper spent Sunday with Mrs. W. M. Laird. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Slice and also Mr. Austin and Mrs. Carrie Barrs -motored down to Neeces Sunday. Mrs. M.' J. Jefcoat and children spent Saturday afternon with her mother, Mrs. Carrie Barrs. * Miss Marie Spires spent/a few days J last week with hor cousin in Colum- ' bia. ' Miss Annie Mae Laird has returned home after spending a few days in Columbia with her cousin, Di\ L. L. J. UUJC rtnu ittiiuij . Prof. H. C. Bookman spent a tew days last week in the Clay Springs district. Misses Iva and Linder Craft spent Saturday afternoon with Miss Annie Mae and Nealie Belle Laird. Mr. Daniel Sturkie is all smiles; it's a bouncing big boy. Mrs. Victorie Ellisor spent a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. X. M. Jefcoat, last week. BROWN EYES. PALMAFESTA ADMISSION PRICE 50 AND 25 CENTS A rumor somehow gained currency in Lexington that admission to Palmafesta had been placed at S2.50. There is absolutely nct truth in it. The price of admission is 50c for adults and 25c for children. SCHOOL COMMENT EM ENT. Commencement exercises of Clay Springs school will be held Friday evening, April 1, beginning at 7:30 o'clock pormptly. The public gen orally is invited and an enjoyable time is looked JTorward to. ill lALTH'S SAKE uberculosis Association, an ' i ie great good in alleviation e plague, as well as to prom infection, is "up against l which has hit the country 5 of the association that undiately the work must stop. )od people of the state will I is not large and contribuily accepted. or Sunday schools, Bible II benevolent organizations worthy cause. Who will be 1 be glad to receive and forn this county. Proper credit olumns of the paper for all COUNTY LOAN AWARDED FRIDAY I " The .National Bank of Leesville and The First National Bank of Batesburg were awarded the contract for a loan to the county of $95,000, their joint bid 7.473 per cent, discount being the best presented. Only one other bid was put in?that of the Home National Bank of Lexington of 7.50 per cent, discount. The bids were opened Friday last, the 25th, by County Treasurer C. E. Leaphart and Supervisor George C. ^ Steele and the loan awarded to the banks above stated. The rate to be paid is considered very good under present conditions of the money market. ' Messrs. Leaphart and Steele were ! gratified that the loan was to be j handled by banks in the county. The fact that they received two bids from county banks is an evidence that notwithstanding the great stringency in the mone\\ market Lexington county's financial institutions are in sound condition and able to take care of the county's needs. ' There are a great many claims j ! against the county which are past ( due. and it will be good news to j many people that funds will soon be j available to settle these claims. However, these funds will not be j ready by ihe first Monday., It is understood that the now board of county commissioners will likely be sworn in next Monday, which is the first Monday, and they will hardly be able to pass upon all outstanding claims on that day, even if funds should be in hand with which to pay off. It will not be long, however, until all who have duly approved claims will be able to receive their pay. PENSION ROLL SENT TO COMPTROLLER GENERAL There are 353 names on the pen- ' sion roll for Lexington county, according to a statement given out yesterday. The work of compiling the roll has been completed and it has been sent to the office of Walter E. Duncan, comptroller general, at Columbia, who, under the new law is charged with the disbursement of the J funds. L*ntil the complete rolls from all the counties are in hand and the total number of pensioners in the state is ascertained it will not be possible to know what each pensioner will re ceive. A complete copy of the roll will be printed in The Dispatch-News at an early date. PLAY AT SAND MOUNTAIN There will be a play at Sand Moun- i tain school house on Saturday night. April 9th. entitled: "A Hoodooed j Coon." If you want to spend an enjoyable evening be sure to see this play. Characters. Misery Moon?A Hoodooed Coon. ( Gideon Blair?A Millionaire. 1 Tom Rissle?As Slick as a Whistle. Hiram Tutt?An awful Nut. Patrick Keller?A Ticket Seller. Samantha Slade-?A Poor old Maid. ( Rosebud Reese?Her Charming Niece. Paula Maleek?A Bolsheviek. Lula Pearl?A Jazz-time Girl.* A small admission will be charged. 1 Refreshments will be served during < the evening. j COURT FINISHED WEDNESDAY AFT. Court having adjourned sine die, jurors called for the second week will not be required and are being so notified by ITolley L. Harmon, clerk of court. Court of common pleas adjourned Wednesday afternoon shortly after T> o'clock after being in session three days and trying three eases. At the conclusion of the trials equity matters were considered by Judge Frank B. Gary, who presided at this term. An interesting ease was disposed of which has been on the docket for some time when the jury rendered a verdict in favor of defendants in the ease of John \\\ Hutto et al., against Ann Hutto et al. This ease involved the transfer of title to a tract of 330 acres of valuable land. The case will likely be appealed to the supreme court. In the case of Maggie Kyzer against Walter Kyzer, a suit for a nurse's bill, the jury rendered a verdict for plaintiff of $400. which was reduced by Judge Gary to $250.00, with the understanding that if this was not acceptable to the plaintiff's attorneys he would grant a new trial. A verdict of $1,000 for plaintiff was rendered in the case of E. A. Owen against R. L. Shuler. RUNAWAY HORSE CAUSES EXCITEMENT . Some excitement was furnished the usual afternoon crowd late Monday when a runaway horse pulling a buggy came down Main street, at full speed. The animal turned into Depot street from Main at the Home National bank, and left the buggy, almost a complete wreck, hanging onto Karl F. Oswald's automobile. The horse did not stop. He next encountered the ice delivery truck, tearing off the* lights, and continued on his way, later being caught without doing further damage. Mr. Oswald's car was not damaged. The horse and buggy belonged to vv. rj. uor>-r. - VRKV. Mil. FUNDERBURK RESIGNS PASTORATE HERE J lev. F. H. Funderburk, for seventl years pastor of the Lexington Baptist church, has tendered his resignation to the congregation and the resignation was accepted. Mr. Funderburk has been pastor of the church for several years and has made many friends in Lexington, who will be glad to know that he will not leave Lexington, but will continue to make his home here. Xo steps have yet been taken to call a successor to Mr. Funderburk. SIREMBA HENDRIX BURIED IN HIS NATIVE COUNTY The body of Siremba Hendrix, who died in France in 1918, arrived in Lexington Sunday and was buried at Leesville Monday. Mr. Hendrix was the son of the late Dr. Hendrix of Lexington. He went . overseas with the American army in 1917, and died in n. hcrsnital there some months later. He was a nephew of Mrs. Quincey Caughman of Lexington. RETURN HIOM FLORIDA Col. M. D. Harman, chairman of v the Lexington county pension board, accompanied by Mrs. Harman. returned last week from Florida, where he and Mrs. Harman spent the winter with their daughters. They report an unusually pleasant stay in the "Land of Flowers," where everything possible was done for their pleasure and comfort. The Colonel is looking well ;ind was greatly benefited by his trip. DEATH OF AX INFANT. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. D. r (3i,^0iv \T.iY-r.V. *>1 1Q91 n n <-1 Lj. Ulivaij \UV-Vl Vil M'/, ? V W W..U was buried the next day at Providence church, near Lexington. S. C. These parents have the sincere sympathy of their relatives and friends. 1 1 * I "Stiff'-!- litle children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven." ! AMERICAN LEGION* TO MKKT. The monthly meeting cf the American Legion will be held in the offices of Efird & Carroll Thursday night, boginning at .x o'clock. POTATO WAREHOUSE IS NOW ASSURED At the meeting held in the court house Thursday night last sufficient stock was subscribed to insure the erection of a potato house in Lexington. The following temporary officers were elected: B. H. Barre, president: George Corley, Jr., vice president; J. D. Carroll, secretary and treasurer. Plans are now being worked out to perfect the organization and secure the remainder of the stock subscriptions. As soon as it is deemed necessary a charter will be applied for and all the legal formalities complied for to start the corpora tion off under the laws of the State. It is proposed to erect at some suitable paint, preferably where railroad transportation will be convenient, a potato drying house having a capacity of 5,000 bushels, which it is believed will be ample to begin wun, ana which can be expanded from time to time in the event that the venture proves a success. Those responsible for the movement ask The Dispatch-News to state positively that for shipping purposes only Porto Rico potatoes will be accepted, as it has been demonstrated that this brand proves more acceptable in the Northern markets. This is a very important point, which farmers who contemplate planting with the expectation of selling through the warehouse here would do well to bear in mind. Of course where a farmer desires to store his own potatoes and do his own marketing any kind of potatoes will be accepted, but where the potatoes are to be shipped by the local warehouse on its responsibility nothing but Porto Rico potatoes which grade to a certain standard will be taken. This is necessary in order to build up a successful trade in the Southern vegetable which is just beginning to come into its own in the North through the efforts of the South Carolina Development Board, which has been at great pains to advertise and push the potato in other markets. Work on the warehouse will not begin for a while yet, as it will not be needed for the present, until the new crop is ready to be harvested, but it will be ready in ample time to provide facilities for handling the crop as soon as it is ready to gather. LEXINGTON CIRCUIT. Appointments for Sunday, April 3d: Alt. Hebron?Sunday school at 10 a. m. R .N. Senn. Superintendent. Preaching at eleven o'clock, followed by the communion service. Special music. Shiloh?Organization of Sunday school at 3:30 p .m. Preaching at 4 o'clock. Red Bank?Sunday school at 10 a. m. J. F. Sharpe. superintendent. Preaching at 8 p. m. Public most cordially invited to worship with us. H. A. WHITTEN, Pastor. FINE SPECIMEN OF EARLY OATS. Mr. J. J. Lucas and Dr. W. B. Hutto of Swansea, who were in town yesterday attending.court, brougt to The Dispatch-News office a sheaf of oats from the farm of Mr. S. E. Smith, the popular cashier of the People's Bank of Swansea, which are certainly well developed for the time of year. The sheaf measures 40 inches in length and the stalks are well headed, the heads being well along towards maturity. Mr. Smith, they say, has several acres of these fine oats on his farm near Swansea. SECURES FEDERAL AID FOR LEXINGTON ROADS Dr. D. M. Croson, state senator from Lexington county, has secured from the state highway department a further sum of $15,000 of federal aid, to be applied to road work in the county. M OCARTHA- A NDERSON. Mr. Fred Anderson of Gilbert arid Miss Margaret May McCartha of St. Matthew's section of Lexington county, were quietly married Sunday afternoon, March 27th. at the parsonage of St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran church by Rev. Arthur D. Obenschain. Miss McCartha is the attractive daughter of Mr. J. T\ McCartha.